Free European Song Contest

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The overall winner of the contest is the entry that has received the most points after the scores from every country have been collected and totalled.

History

As the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 could not take place due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Europe, German TV station ProSieben and German entertainer Stefan Raab decided to organise Free European Song Contest as an alternative.[1] After the success of the first edition, ProSieben has decided to plan the event also for 2021.[2]

The first contest was held in the city of Cologne, Germany, on 16 May 2020. Sixteen countries participated: each participating country submitted an entry. The contest was won by Nico Santos, representing Spain, with the song "Like I Love You".

A third edition was announced for 2022 during the show. However, on 25 June 2022, it was announced that the show would be suspended for a year and would return in 2023 for a third edition.[3] The 2023 contest was cancelled in May of that year.[4]

Participation

Year Country making its début entry
2020  Austria,  Bulgaria,  Croatia,  Denmark,  Germany,  Ireland,  Israel,  Italy,  Kazakhstan,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Spain,   Switzerland, The Moon The Moon,  Turkey,  United Kingdom
2021[5]  Belgium,  England,[lower-alpha 1]  France,  Greece,  Scotland,[lower-alpha 1]  Slovenia

The following countries have all participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, or are eligible to compete by the standards of the Free European Song Contest, but have not had either public or private broadcasters indicate interest in participating (as of yet):

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Competition history

Edition Date of final Year Host broadcaster(s) Host city Countries Winner(s) Performer Song Points Margin Runner up 3rd place Ref.
1st 16 May 2020 ProSieben West Germany Cologne 16  Spain Nico Santos "Like I Love You" 104 16  Netherlands The Moon The Moon [6]
2nd 15 May 2021  Ireland Rea Garvey "The One" 116 22  Belgium[lower-alpha 2] [7][8]

Medal table

The table below shows the top-three placings from each contest, along with the years that a country won the contest.

Country 1st 2nd 3rd Total Years won
 Ireland 1 0 0 1 2021
 Spain 1 0 0 1 2020
 Netherlands 0 2 0 2 N/A
 Belgium 0 0 1 1 N/A
The Moon The Moon 0 0 1 1 N/A

Presenters

Year Presenter(s)
2020 Steven Gätjen and Conchita Wurst
2021

See also

Notes

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